Palestinian Shot by Israeli Forces in Nablus Succumbs to Wounds
Mohammed Abu Asaab was "seriously injured in the head" on Wednesday in Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and on Saturday succumbed to his wounds, news agency Wafa reported.
It said Abu Asaab was hit during clashes that erupted when Israeli "undercover forces" surrounded a house in the camp.
The Israeli regime army did not immediately respond to a request for comment from AFP.
An official at Al Najah hospital in Nablus, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media, saaid that Abu Asaab, a resident of Balata, had died "as a result of wounds sustained at dawn last Wednesday during the occupation (Israeli) forces' storming of the camp".
An AFP correspondent in Nablus said Abu Asaab's death was also announced over mosque loudspeakers throughout the city.
His death brought to 218 the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli violence this year.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War of 1967 and its forces regularly carry out incursions into areas such as Nablus which are nominally under Palestinian Authority security control.
Source: AFP
